There's many different...
There's 2 main categories you can put guitar playing in.
But, the 2 that I think are important, or at least the 2 I want to tell you about
today, are rhythmic,
and non-rhythmic. And I don't mean rhythm guitar like
. like that.
Rhythm doesn't mean low and chunky, or strumming chords.
It just means that has something... that it locks into the tempo somehow.
That there's some kind of tempo, and that the underlying structure
of what you're playing on guitar relates to that tempo.
. So, you can play a solo up really, really
high and it can still have rhythm to it.
Y'know, like the song I just did. The tempo was something like
. And of course, the typical rhythm part
might be .
That's what people think... That's what guitar players think of when they
hear that word 'rhythm'. But, if you play a solo,
you play your high notes, it can still have
. And that still has a rhythm.
Where, if you play non-rhythmically, even if I play, y'know...
. That's still...
and I like that. I like non-rhythmic playing as well.
But it doesn't
make your head go like this
when you play. .
So there's some... I think that the message I want to give you
is I just want you to be aware of, as a listener, and aware, as
a player, of when the guitar playing is locking into
the groove and being rhythmic regardless if it's low, or high, or in the
middle. And when it's not.
When it's floating above the rhythm. .
And there's certainly some great guitar playing that is non-rhythmic.
Like 'Eruption', by Van Halen, is pretty much non-rhythmic.
Great notes floating all over the place.
. And it doesn't... you hear
. The end!
The end starts to get rhythmic. The
. You can tap your foot to that.
But the rest of it is more floating or free-form.
And that's fine. But the thing I'll say about rhythmic guitar
playing is that when you play a solo
and it locks into the groove, it has the same effect
as if your soundman cranked up your guitar fader
twice as loud. .
So, you know, the drums, and the bass start to support your notes,
instead of fighting them. So, if you want to be heard,
it really helps to play with the groove, with the tempo
to lock in.
